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Soil and lupin responses in the second year after mouldboard ploughing

2011
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Research organisations
Funding sources
West Midlands Group Department of Agriculture and Food WA
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr> <abbr title='Department of Agriculture and Food (Western Australia)'>DAFWA</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Stephen Davies (DAFWA)
Year(s) 2011
Contributor West Midlands Group
Trial location(s) Badgingarra, WA
Soil and lupin responses in the second year after mouldboard ploughing locations
Aims

To assess the second year impact of mouldboard ploughing on wetting up of water repellent soil and on lupin establishment and yield.

 

Key messages
  • Soil inversion with a mouldboard plough results in a layer of repellent topsoil being buried at depth with a layer of wettable subsoil brought to the surface. Water can readily enter subsoil brought to the surface but it can take some time for the buried water repellent topsoil to wet up.
  • Soil moisture measurements made just after seeding and prior to emergence indicated that at both sites the top 10cm of soil in both the furrow and the ridge was wetter in the mouldboard plough treatment compared with the control treatment.
  • For further results please see the attached trial report.
Lead research organisation Department of Agriculture and Food WA
Host research organisation West Midlands Group
Trial funding source GRDC
Trial funding source DAFWA
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to Andrew and Gina Kenny for allowing us to access the trial sites and for lots of help and inspiration!
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Grain Legume: Lupins
Treatment type(s)
  • Soil Preparation : Tillage
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Badgingarra 2011

Sow rate or Target density 90kg of Mandelup lupins
Sow date 25 May 2011
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication 4
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Trial source data and summary not available
Check the trial report PDF for trial results.
Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Badgingarra, WA Pale deep sand
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Badgingarra, WA Chromosol
Soil Moisture Source: BOM/ANU
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the OzWALD model-data fusion system.
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Climate

Badgingarra WA 2011

Observed climate information

Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 485mm

Derived climate information

Badgingarra WA

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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Some data on this site is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology

SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
Jeffrey, S.J., Carter, J.O., Moodie, K.B. and Beswick, A.R. (2001). Using spatial interpolation to construct a comprehensive archive of Australian climate data , Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol 16/4, pp 309-330. DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00008-1.

Trial report and links

2011 trial report



Trial last modified: 09-07-2019 11:24am AEST